Friday, January 22, 2016

Workshops and Courses with Nikki Moore

We both enjoy attending workshops for writers and thought it would be a splendid idea to run a series for
members to find out more about these resources. Who better to write
our new series than the lovely Nikki Moore. Thank you for agreeing to fit this
task into your already busy schedule, Nikki.

A belated Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2016 has been kind to you so far.

I was thrilled when the lovely ladies who run the RNA blog –
Elaine Everest and Natalie Kleinman - asked me to join the team and write a
monthly post about writing workshops and courses that might be of interest to
our members, as well as the wider writing community.

I’m even more delighted to kick off the series with a post
about the workshop I’ll be co-running with award winning author Sue Moorcroft
next month. (She also happens to be my aunt so it’s doubly a pleasure to do
this workshop with her). For the four years that I was on the New Writer’s
Scheme pursuing a publication contract, I didn’t dare dream of a day that I
would be delivering workshops for aspiring writers or to published authors who
want to improve their knowledge of the writing craft, so 2016 is an exciting
time for me.

Workshop
Details: Thursday
18th February 2016, 10
a.m. – 4.00 p.m. at the Limes Hotel, Park Road, Swanage, Dorset (BH19 2AE). This
is part of the annual Purbeck Literary Festival. More details about the
festival can be found here.

What the Tutors Say:This fun, interactive one-day
course is designed to arm participants with the writing and storytelling
techniques particular to novel writing.

Enjoy a practical workshop with
two experienced novelists who will share their knowledge and experience,
looking not only at writing and storytelling, but at genres, submission
techniques and the publishing world. Expect practical exercises, talks, group
forums and Q & A. Bring your writing materials of choice.

Aimed
at:Aspiring authors who are planning to
write a romance novel, or people who have written a novel and want to take the
next step and sell it. This may also suit published novelists who are
interested in switching to the romance / women’s fiction genre.

Course
Tutors:

Sue Moorcroft

Award winning author Sue Moorcroft writes contemporary women’s
fiction with occasionally unexpected themes.The Wedding Proposal,Dream a Little DreamandIs this Love?were all nominated for Readers’ Best Romantic Read Awards.Love & Freedomwon the Best Romantic Read Award 2011 andDream a Little Dreamwas nominated for a RoNA in 2013. Sue’s a Katie Fforde Bursary
Award winner, a past Vice Chair of the RNA and editor of its two anthologies.

Sue also writes short stories, serials, articles, writing ‘how to’
and is a creative writing tutor. Her latest book isThe Wedding Proposal.

You can find out more about Sue via
her website
or Twitter @suemoorcroft

Nikki
Moore

A devoted Dorset girl, Nikki Moore has a HR day job, two kids and
a lovely boyfriend to keep her busy alongside the writing. Published mainly by
HarperImpulse, she’s the author of the#LoveLondonseries, which has been in the
Top 100 short story charts on Kobo and the Top 20 in the Amazon UK bestsellers
Holiday chart.

Nikki was a finalist in a number of writing competitions from 2010
to 2012 and her debut novelCrazy,Undercover,Lovewas shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon (New Writer’s) Award
2015. Valentine’s on Primrose Hill
(the third #LoveLondon novella) was shortlisted for Best Short Romance in the
Love Stories Awards 2015. She also has a story in the bestselling RNA/Mills
& Boon anthologyTruly, Madly, Deeply. Nikki is a strong supporter of aspiring authors, loves to chat
about writing and reading, and can often be found on Twitter when she should be
writing.

You can find out more about Nikki via
her blog or Twitter
@NikkiMoore_Auth

Booking details:

Tickets are £25 per person including a buffet lunch and are available
from the Swanage Tourist Information Centre (Tel. 01929 422885) or the Discover
Purbeck Information Centre (Tel. 01929 552740). Alternatively you can book
online here

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